Storm-front for vehicles.



No. 779,561. PATENTBD JAN. 10, 1905.

H. D. PURSEL'L,

STORM FRONT FOR VEHICLES. APPLICATION FILED 00w. 3, 1904.

FWITNESSIES:

ATTORNEYS Patented Januarv' 10, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT Orriea.

HARRY .l). PURSELL, OF WASillNG'lON COURT-liOUl-B STORWPFRONT FOP; VEHECLES SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 7 :9,561, dated January 19, 1. 305.

Application filed October 3,1904. fierial No. 227,056.

To all whom 71/ may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY DlUiisnLua. citizen of the United States, residing at Washington Court-House, in the county of Fayette and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful improvement in Storm-Fronts forVehicles,of' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in stornrl'ronts for vehicles.

The object of the invention is to provide simple and efiieient means which may be readily attached to ordetached from the bow of a buggy or other vehicle for shutting out the weather.

Another feature resides in stifi'ening means for holding the tront in shape.

liinalbnthe object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described that will be strong, durable, and etlicient and siniplc and comparatively inexpensive to make.

3 a detailed partial elevation of the dashboard anda portion of one of the corner-rods and its spring-clip attached thereto. Fig. 4: is an end elevation of the'parts shown in Fig.3. Fig. 5 is a partial vertical SOQ'DlOIllIl view of the hood and front, showing the manner of supporting the corner-rods; and Fig. 6isa vertical sectional view taken on the line 3/ 1 of Fig.2, 5

showing one of the thumb-screws for secur ing the hood in place. 1

end with a plurality of buttonholes 2, which are adapted to engage buttons 3, disposed along "the under edge of the bow as clearly shownin Fig. 2. The lower end of the i l l l l l l l extendapcd such one 6 hood, together with a facing-strip ing thereabout, is secured to a hood-frame 6 by suitable fastenin as rivets 7. The U-shaped hoodeach end with a set-screw 53, adapted to pass through the hood 1 and the bindingstrip 5 into the how 1. it will thus be seen that by disengaging the thumb-screws 8 from the bow and disengaging the buttonholes 2 from the buttons 3 the hood may be readil removed, and it is easily placed in position by engaging the buttonholes 2 with the buttons and the thumb-screws 8 with the hood -l. The frame 6 is provided around its inner face with a plurality of buttons 9. over which the buttonholes 10 of the storm-front 11 are adapted to engage.

The StOI'l'h-fiOUl} comprises the front or shield portion 12, which is provided with the usual window 13 and rein-opening and cover 14. Wings or flaps 15 extend rearwardly along the sides of the vehicle from the front portion 12, and each are provided with a hook 16, engaging about the side members 17o'f the bow-fran1e, and a strip 18, having" a bnttonhole 19 in its lower end adapted to engage about a suitable button proper-l5 located on the under side of the bod :20 of the vehicle.

For the purpose of stillening the storml'ront and holding the same in shape 1 provide the corner rods or posts 521, which I preterably form of stout wire having suiiicient resiliency to hold it shape. The rods are each formed at their upper ends with a hook 2E2, engaging in an aperture in the frame 6 from the inside of the storm-front. The rods each pass through the storm-front at its upper end, so as to extend downward on the inside thereol, and are, as shown in Fig, 1, arranged in the corners thereof. Each rod is formed at its lower end with a spring-clip member 2%, formed by doubling the wire back in the drawings the numeral 1 designates .the hood, which is formed along its upper upon itself, so that it will have a vertical loop extending on both sides of the dash and a horizontal hook member 26 extending at right angles to the loop 25 along the fron t of the dash and engaging around the end there of, as clearly shown in 8 and i. A. strap has its ends slightly flared and is proviucd at,

2T, SQCUI'QL] to the inineri'ncaoi' thn front 1 0r- Lionl2, 1s 'bnckied about ihn co nvr-rons 2i ior the purpose of hohhng RZULi 'i' Font portion in positiomnnd ti'wrehy presera l the shape of tho stoz'n'nfront.

The from portion lland tho Wings 01' flun "i5 exiyend below the upper anion oi Llw whicie-hocLnQU, so as LU full nrotuci Lhv interior removed by swinging tho sznnn onlwnnl to disengage the springwlips 24: from the (huh and than removing the hoohS 7:72 iron) thv apertures 'Hnving now fully h -rihmi my inwntion,

what 1 claim, and desire to HL'HH h,\ Linn-rs for fnstmnng the hood 1n 1112.06.

Patent, is

1. in a (hlviun oi' the (:hnrnviwz' ilvsorilmd,

the coxnhinntirm with n. whirir, oi :1 hood h?- tzuzhnhly connoL-Lnd (,o Lhn homh inn! domain able stiffening moans nxtem ling' from the hood to the which in Contact with the storm-front. ii, in :1 novice of tho character desm ihed, {he combination with a hood and antennfront, of stiffening-rods each comprising a supporting member engaged with the hood and a springwhp member adapted to detachnhiy engage the dashboard of n which in device of hhe chz-n'acter described, tin: combination with n vehicic, of n hood zninpi'uri to he de-mchahh coi'lnoctmi with th? whiuie'tm and; colngn'ising n i'rnmo provided with lnittoni n Quinn-front adapted t-mintncl1- :lhij. engage the buttons, fastening means for smxnringtho hood in pincennd supporting the inner mnis oi th stni'ii.1-f1* nt, and cornor-rorls connected to the stornvfront. i

4. in a storm-front, thecombination with n vohiciomn having a piuraiiry of fastcnings thereon, of a detachable hood having fusion iny; nwnns adapted to engage the. fnstunings of the top and coi'nprising :1 frame provided with an apron-supporting 1no=ms,:nui fzishening moans passing throughtho ends of the frznno and (mg-aging in the top of who mhiclo HARRY D PUHK'SELL.

in presence 0f-- l. H. Cnn'rim ii. (i. 11mm. 

